MEADENS LIMITED
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Cash
£932k
+97.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.9m
+16.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
52
+4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£721k
+404.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £28,765,941 | £26,855,301 | £34,207,192 | +27.4% | |
| Operating profit | £488,016 | £436,151 | £1,079,951 | +147.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £256,975 | £142,930 | £721,240 | +404.6% | |
| Net profit | £141,231 | £134,923 | £533,487 | +295.4% | |
| Cash | £243,160 | £471,787 | £932,253 | +97.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,031,549 | £3,167,541 | £3,343,643 | +5.6% | |
| Net assets | £1,682,090 | £1,637,013 | £1,912,500 | +16.8% | |
| Equity | £1,682,090 | £1,637,013 | £1,912,500 | +16.8% | |
| Average employees | 47 | 50 | 52 | +4% | |
| Wages | £1,263,601 | £1,405,478 | £1,593,112 | +13.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £50,673 | £53,639 | £56,224 | +4.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £1,021 | £462 | £406 | -12.1% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3.2% | |
| Net margin | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.1% | 13.8% | 32.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 77.9% | 78.8% | 77.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.85x | 0.95x | 1.05x | |
| Interest cover | 2.11x | 1.49x | 3.01x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sumer Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEXTON, Susan Sharon | Secretary | 2001-04-27 | — | British |
| SEXTON, Jack | Director | 2017-10-25 | Nov 1993 | British |
| SEXTON, Peter James | Director | 2001-04-27 | Jul 1962 | British |
| SEXTON, Susan Sharon | Director | 2017-10-25 | Mar 1964 | British |
| SEXTON, Thomas Peter | Director | 2016-05-11 | Mar 1988 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHERWIN OLIVER SOLICITORS | Corporate Secretary | 2001-04-23 | 2001-04-27 |
| CRAIG, Nigel Stuart | Director | 2001-04-23 | 2001-04-27 |
| LAMB, Wallace John | Director | 2005-06-30 | 2011-04-21 |
| SEXTON, Susan Sharon | Director | 2001-04-27 | 2005-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Susan Sharon Sexton | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-06-26 | Active |
| Mr Peter James Sexton | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 105 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-25 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-25 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-25 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.